3 ms·

I’ve brought up this eventuality countless times in the past couple of years (including recently mentioning this in my software company). I don’t think people

I’ve brought up this eventuality countless times in the past couple of years (including recently mentioning this in my software company). I don’t think people are realizing the dangers to minitrization and ease of manufacturing small drones that could kill people. Either through mini bombs, or carrying diseases. What are we doing about it? Seems like we aren’t doing anything

xrayzerone 8y ago
Some people are doing things. There's an outfit at DIU (Defense Innovation Unit) called Rogue Squadron who's job it is to conduct counter-UAS research.
- torgian 8y ago
  I’ll check it out. I’m still trying to find a way we can protect ourselves though. The best I can come up with is (at home) a droppable net that covers your windows that has a current running through it. Maybe something similar for a personal device. Beyond that, hacking into their WiFi or navigation signals. But how do you do that?
  - nradov 8y ago
    Why do you think someone would try to kill you in your home with a drone? Do you have a lot of mortal enemies?
    - torgian 8y ago
      Same thing has been said about guns. And data collection. And the government using data to spy on us. It doesn’t matter if you have mortal enemies, or if you aren’t doing bad things, or if it matters if the government spies on you. What matters is that it’s possible. And it’s a very real possibility.
      - nradov 8y ago
        All sorts of bad things are possible. So what. People with guns could shoot you through your windows today, but the reality is that almost never happens. Most firearm deaths in the home are due to suicide or domestic violence. Watch out, maybe your wife will program a drone to kill you!
      - chronic1921 8y ago
        > What matters is that it’s possible. And it’s a very real possibility. Good luck stepping foot outside.
- lainga 8y ago
  Wasn't their top solution a commercial T-shirt launcher full of chaff?
aaron695 8y ago
> Either through mini bombs, or carrying diseases. Diseases? Bombs? 200 drones could kill only 200 people. That's a lot of work when a car full of fertilizer could do the same and takes a hour to make. I think you miss point of the dangers and societal change that might occur around drones. Possibly the biggest factor that will change the way we function is the "fear" from assassinations.

xrayzerone 8y ago

Some people are doing things. There's an outfit at DIU (Defense Innovation Unit) called Rogue Squadron who's job it is to conduct counter-UAS research.

torgian 8y ago
I’ll check it out. I’m still trying to find a way we can protect ourselves though. The best I can come up with is (at home) a droppable net that covers your windows that has a current running through it. Maybe something similar for a personal device. Beyond that, hacking into their WiFi or navigation signals. But how do you do that?
- nradov 8y ago
  Why do you think someone would try to kill you in your home with a drone? Do you have a lot of mortal enemies?
  - torgian 8y ago
    Same thing has been said about guns. And data collection. And the government using data to spy on us. It doesn’t matter if you have mortal enemies, or if you aren’t doing bad things, or if it matters if the government spies on you. What matters is that it’s possible. And it’s a very real possibility.
    - nradov 8y ago
      All sorts of bad things are possible. So what. People with guns could shoot you through your windows today, but the reality is that almost never happens. Most firearm deaths in the home are due to suicide or domestic violence. Watch out, maybe your wife will program a drone to kill you!
    - chronic1921 8y ago
      > What matters is that it’s possible. And it’s a very real possibility. Good luck stepping foot outside.
lainga 8y ago
Wasn't their top solution a commercial T-shirt launcher full of chaff?

aaron695 8y ago

> Either through mini bombs, or carrying diseases. Diseases? Bombs? 200 drones could kill only 200 people. That's a lot of work when a car full of fertilizer could do the same and takes a hour to make. I think you miss point of the dangers and societal change that might occur around drones. Possibly the biggest factor that will change the way we function is the "fear" from assassinations.